How Economics Forgot History: The Problem of Historical Specificity in Social Science

Hodgson calls into question the tendency of economic method to explain all economic phenomena using the same catch-all theories. He argues that you need different theories and that historical contexts must be taken into account.

Author: Geoffrey M. Hodgson
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 08/23/2001
Pages: 444
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.46lbs
Size: 8.56h x 6.80w x 0.97d
ISBN: 9780415257176

About the Author

Geoffrey M. Hodgson is a Research Professor in Business Studies at the University of Hertfordshire. He has published widely in the academic journals and his previous books include Economics and Utopia (Routledge, 1999)